Developing Type 2 Diabetes And The Unhealthy Fast Food Industry

Shifts in the “Food Marketplace” have greatly affected our food choices and habits in the last 40-50 years. As one woman stated in the film The Weight of the Nation, “It’s so hard to combat with what the tv is telling you to feed your kids”. Advertising has come to a whole new level in our generation; you can’t turn on the television without seeing an advertisement for fast food or something equally as unhealthy. As another woman put it, “you are taught that you can eat anywhere, anytime of day, and that eating is a glorious thing”. Another shift that has occurred is an economic one. If you go into a poor neighborhood corner store like they did in the film, you would see chips, sugar, sweets, etc. All of these unhealthy foods are cheap, incredibly cheaper than fresh fruits and vegetables. Obesity rates in these poor areas are much higher than in areas with a higher average income. Culturally, our country is changing to one that is always moving; we don’t have time to prepare a meal for the whole family. It’s much quicker to buy unhealthy fast food that you know your family will enjoy than to prepare a healthy meal that they will grudgingly consume. The film mentioned that our bodies were originally built for scarcity. We are wired to react to things that are sweet and contain a lot of fat because when an animal was killed we had to be able to eat as much of it as possible. The signals telling us to stop eating had to be overridden. Now, we consume so much fat and sugar not

Fast food has a harmful effect on society because it can cause obesity. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry believes obesity “Overweight children are much more likely to become overweight adults unless they adopt and maintain healthier patterns of eating and exercise.” (parag. 1).The causing and treating of obesity is complex but it is the most recognizable disease. Consistently eating fast food and a poor can lead to obesity in anyone. The risks of obesity include an increased risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, fast food “Studies have shown that over the past four decades, consumption of food eaten away from home has also risen alarmingly” (parag. 8). This means that fast food is high in fat, sugar, salt, carbs, calories, saturated and trans fats. This type of eating leads to a higher body mass index or gained weight. Children and adolescents are at a

Around 160,000 fast food franchises have been opened all over America. America is the most obese country in this world. Healthy food is supplement rich, yet fast food has a tendency to be poor in nutrients and high in calories. Know that fast food can satisfy our day by day calories requirements; not only it gives us calories, but it also harms our health with other ingredients. For instance, fast food is high in soaked fats and trans fats. In addition, it has additives, chemicals, and artificial flavors. Fast food impacts our health and causes infections, for example, heart disease, diabetes, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. On the other hand, healthy food provides the best nutrients and protects our body from sickness, since it contains vitamins, proteins, and minerals. Fast food is addictive and unhealthy. (Obesity in America) (Chronic

The food economy in America has gone through numerous and substantial changes during the past couple decades. The changes, although economically beneficial for America as a whole, are becoming a detriment to the health of our society. Perhaps the biggest innovation is the rise of fast food culture. The mass fast food monopoly is growing more and more every day, and with the aid of the government in forms of subsidies, the food culture of the United States is being run by big business. “Corporate enterprises” are “moving in to take advantage of” the American food market (Campbell). This shift in the food economy has come to be accepted as the norm, and so the average American consumer is being exposed to the dangers of fast food. Americans are finding it harder and harder to eat healthy. Fast food is causing diseases and deaths to skyrocket, and the happiness level of America is plummeting, all because of ignorance and the greed of big business.

Food is obviously something we need as humans, without it we wouldn’t be able to survive very long, but what if what we are consuming on a daily basis is already taking a negative effect on our health? Fast food first started off with a simple hot dog and hamburger stand, now it has spread all over our nation. There are broad ranges of fast foods being served in school and hospital cafeterias, drive through, shopping

Unfortunately, Americans are consuming more fast food now than ever before. In 1952 there was exactly one McDonalds in all of America, an entire six-pack of Coca-Cola had fewer ounces of soda than one can has today, and less than 10% of the Americans were obese. In the decades that followed, obesity slowly began to rise; many did not think anything of if it until obesity hit a shocking 23% in 1994. Helen states, “From then on obesity across the United States began to rise until 2005 when it hit a record of 35% of adults and 15% of children were obese”. Today, we call this massive spike in obesity rate the Obesity Epidemic. Usually when one hears the word “epidemic” they think of sickness or illness, well

There are several ways in which the food industry could help the consumer make healthy food choices. Food manufacturers/industry should be committed to providing clear, consistent, and honest product claims, as well as working with retailers and restaurants to offer consumers correct information about the products they are purchasing. The food industry should promote nutrition education and boost nutrition awareness at the consumer level. The food industry can create new products that meet nutritional needs, revise existing products to be healthier (limit levels of saturated fats, trans fat, limit sugar, and salt) and provide controlled portion sizes. With this, the industry can develop healthier

As mentioned before people frequent the fast food locations and have joyous memories within it. (Supersize Me) The Franchise owners conveniently offer special packages to save money and invite the family to indulge in the food. The people take this offer instead of planning a healthy alternative use this as the easiest instead of doing the other option. The government lets this pass and do not attempt to change the culture that surrounded by fast food.American government actually promoted the consumption of it in schools by the option for students to buy the fast food products for lunch.(SuperSize Me) Even a guest speaker who went to the school to talk about obesity promoted the consumption at one of the fast food chains. The franchises connect with the people on a personal level with special promotions to bring new people to spend money. The government lenient and in favor of it in a system that include children with the available option to consume fast food on a daily basis. The people that buy into this and ignore the fact that overconsumption is the cause of obesity. “... content… eating… an industrial food chain...”.(Omnivore’s Dilemma) This cycle could end with the simple solution of the agreement between the contributors to this issue , yet the American society would rather find a cause and blame it for the entire result.

Fast food restaurants are the go to for busy schedules, is what David Zinczenko reminds us in “Don’t Blame the Eater”. In the past couple decades, it has been seen how eating fast food on the go, eventually catches up in a negative way. Due to this negative increase in obesity, people are now trying to find who to point the finger at. Who other than the Fast food chains themselves, since that is where the problem stemmed from. The problem with finger pointing is that not one party is fully to blame. Many fast food restaurants actually offer healthier alternatives for customers, but majority are probably not aware of them. This is where consumer awareness is

Obesity is a trouble that nearly every country in the world is facing, but there is a lot that people can do to repair it. More people die in the United States of too much food than of too little. In the 1970’s, people ate about 2,160 calories per day. Today, people eat around 2,673 calories per day. Americans are eating about 25 percent more calories than in the 1970’s. This happened because both plate sizes and portion sizes have expanded. Food became cheaper and faster to get. It could be difficult for people ages 18 to 25 to have a nice, healthy, home-cooked meal. So, instead of going on an empty stomach, most millennials choose to get unhealthy fast food. Consumers are just as much at fault for their obesity as the fast food

We live in a world that is in a continuous process of transformation, considering that progress manages to control all the aspects of individual's life. Being part of a society which is always changing makes it essential for people have to adapt to all these aspects. One of the biggest problems for the American society is that it has no time to eat, since it is always on the run. Fast food came as the greatest solution for this problem. Since the process of modernization of the American society is accelerated day by day, the fast food industry has gained its place on the market. Even if individuals are well aware of the problems they can and will encounter if they eat fast food, they are forced by the circumstances to fall back on it.

Fast food is a normal part of life and routine, but it can be overcome. Hard work and dedication to oneself is all it takes to rid fast food out of daily life. Children are suffering from diseases with the potential to kill which no parent ever wants for their child. The obesity epidemic has been spread by the population and its need to eat cheaply. Another reason it spread so much is due to fast food chains not clearly outlining the harmful chemicals and amount of calories in each serving. Life expectancies are getting lower and lower due to a disease that is so preventable. Today’s generation are tasked with the burden to right the wrong that has been implemented in America. Young adults must raise awareness of what fast food can do to the human body and must vote to subsidize vegetables so they are cheaper and more accessible to

Food is not as simple as it seems. Once Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”. We, as human been should pay attention to what we eat because it will be reflected in the future. A lot of times we know if someone eats healthy by just seeing them, because physically they do not have a good body, healthy skin, or something like that. As we already said more than 50% of USA’s population eats fast food for many reasons: economy, quick service, etc., but the real problem come when we consider health. If People should care more about what they eat and try to avoid fast food, then they will have less possibility of diseases like high cholesterol, obesity, or cardiovascular issues and heart diseases.

In today’s world of technology and medicine, it is a widely known fact that fast food is extremely dangerous to our health. The most common epidemic related to fast food is obesity. From their research in 2011-2012, the CDC states, “Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) children and adolescents between the ages of two and nineteen years old are obese” and “more than one third (34.9% or 78.6 million) adults in the U.S. are obese” (Overweight). Obesity can lead to a number of other health problems, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (Dangers). While fast food

America is directly feeling the aftershock of having the overwhelming amount of fast food restaurants and bad diets as the millennial’s are dying from obesity or related diseases. A well known disease is called obesity, an excessive accumulation and storage of fat, which is linked to health problems. Obesity as while for additional corresponding diseases have recently increased over the years. The misconceptions of diagnosing Obesity by just appearance is no longer the case in this society. Food industries have shown food nutrition however, are still discreet about how much or what is within the meal creating a person to intake more than the recommended calories. The government is not enforcing law regulations allowing these food industries to manipulate consumers. The availability of education can allow consumers to become more aware of this issue. The individual responsibility is needed to produce a healthier lifestyle by knowing the risks,and understanding the issue that taking place. This problem is due to lack of individual responsibility, little government involvement, and no education, now it is up to the 18 to 25 year old to save their generation before it’s put endanger due to obesity.